Millie's 1st Birthday

Well, I can't deny it anymore our little baby girl is one! Well she has been one for almost a week now, but this is the first chance I have had to get on the computer and write about it!

Between Christmas and now Millie has really changed. She looks so much more grown up, she actually looks her age. I think that has helped me, because I was getting really upset that my baby was growing up to quickly. Now that she looks her age I am happy to embrace the number 1!!!

On Millie's birthday we had planned to take Millie swimming in the morning, however the night before Millie developed some kind of fear for the bath so we decided it was best to not upset our princess on her birthday! So instead, we allowed Chester to take the day off of Nursery School (Craig had the day off work) and then we spent the morning opening Millie's presents, putting them together and playing with them! Millie's main presents were a Step2 first trike and a Disney Princess Little People Palace. She was so excited when she opened them and thankfully Chester was really pleased for her too. He really enjoyed helping her and showing her how to play with her new toys.

It was raining on and off, so we didn't get to take Millie out on her trike. Instead, we decided to take the children to the soft play centre we had been to on Monday (for Millies party). Craig rarely gets to come to these kind of places with the children so we thought it would be nice. It was a great choice as both Chester and Millie had a great time showing Daddy all of the soft play! Millie even learnt how to climb some of the older area so I could take her down the slide!

When we got home I started cooking a few little buffet bits with Chester. He had decided that because the Grandparents and Aunties/Uncle were all coming down after work that he would be in charge of food and the Disco! So really the buffet was Chester's idea. I was happy to let him do this though because it made him feel like he was really helping out (which he was, in his own way)

Everyone came round, showered Millie with presents and gave her (and Chester) lots of cuddles, we sang happy birthday and she ate lots of cake. By the end of the day she was very overwhelmed and exhausted! As Craig nicely put it (on his facebook status) "So that's millies first birthday over ! Can't believe how fast time flies , she's gone to bed laughing with her phone and a belly full of cake" . By phone he meant the leapfrog count and chat phone that my parents brought, Millie has pretty much not let it leave her hand since she got it! Craig says she is a typical woman, always chatting on the phone!

When everyone had gone and the house was a little quieter, Craig and I had a chat with Chester about the day. He said well Mum I think everyone loved my buffet and music. I agreed and then we thanked him for doing those things and for being a great big brother to Millie. We gave him a little pressie for helping us. The look on his face was priceless, he was so proud!

You can only imagine the mess the front room was in by the end of the day and it has taken me nearly a week to get it back to what we are going to have to assume is the new tidy. But I am more than happy with that for now, as I know how quickly the younger years pass by.